Trying not to spoil myself on the main card so I can watch it tomorrow. Can someone tell me if the prelims were worth a watch, though?
Some of that is DC just being a good training buddy, though.
I said it when he best Stipe that if Cain never existed DC would be the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artist of all time.
But sometimes I still think Jones would best him there.
I would like to think that because Cain is one of my favorites but Jones is just too fucking smart
Jones isn't unbeatable at Heavyweight. There's a good few guys who would give him a solid fight, and possibly win. He won't be able to play the same game he does at LHW at HW. The weight and size difference will force him to fight differently and that will open him up to get hurt, which is a whole different ball game at that weight. And he knows it, which is why he's always been hesitant about moving to that division. But he is unbeatable at LHW because there really hasn't been anyone that demonstrated they could defeat him. Even the first Gus fight was a pretty clear Jones win and showed you the kind of tenacity he has. He's a cunt but unfortunately he is that good, and the juice up his ass no doubt provides plenty of benefit to diminish what weaknesses he may have physically without it.
I'm disappointed in Gus's performance. Dude looked so rusty and afraid to really let go. It should've been obvious to him early on that Jones was backing off because he had no intention of fighting a boxing match, and was going to tie him up every time he felt he needed to. And instead of pressing forward and doing his best to try and box him, Gus basically let Jones have his way. He was moving forward but barely threw any punches to set up combinations or to take advantage of Jones fighting off the back foot. One of the worst championship performances I've seen in the division frankly.
Rest of the card was pretty solid. Only the Anderson fight felt like a fight where I wondered why the hell they were even in that octagon. Nunes pulled off a great win. Cyborg was way too cocky and arrogant. Lots of peeps were saying she ate a lot of shots in her previous fight against Holly, and whether that would be a smart move against someone like Nunes. And Cyborg goes out there trying to swing like mad and gets shut down. Some idiotic fight IQ on display.
I'm disappointed in Gus's performance. Dude looked so rusty and afraid to really let go. It should've been obvious to him early on that Jones was backing off because he had no intention of fighting a boxing match, and was going to tie him up every time he felt he needed to. And instead of pressing forward and doing his best to try and box him, Gus basically let Jones have his way. He was moving forward but barely threw any punches to set up combinations or to take advantage of Jones fighting off the back foot. One of the worst championship performances I've seen in the division frankly.
Rest of the card was pretty solid. Only the Anderson fight felt like a fight where I wondered why the hell they were even in that octagon. Nunes pulled off a great win. Cyborg was way too cocky and arrogant. Lots of peeps were saying she ate a lot of shots in her previous fight against Holly, and whether that would be a smart move against someone like Nunes. And Cyborg goes out there trying to swing like mad and gets shut down. Some idiotic fight IQ on display.
I think Cain is the best fighter to ever compete at HW in MMA
Problem is he fucking destroyed his body in training, so we never got to really see what he could have been capable of. And I do believe DC when he says Cain is better than him, because Cain at his best looks better than DC imo
Problem is he fucking destroyed his body in training, so we never got to really see what he could have been capable of. And I do believe DC when he says Cain is better than him, because Cain at his best looks better than DC imo
That's true, that level of dehydration can't be healthy for you, I remember Romero needed help walking after that failed weigh in
He can be as smart as he wants, but prime Cain is just the exact type of fighter that could beat Jon. He was everything DC is with better boxing and a stronger chin. He knew how to pressure and nullify reach disadvantages in a way few guys at HW do.
I would've upped and run like hell if I was Brock... fucking scary!
I'll be rooting for DC this time around, but fuck Bones looked good tonight. If this is at 205 it's going to be tough for Cormier.
Personally speaking the whole card is a worth while watch... maybe not the very first fight though.
That sounded to me more like Dana doing his "act like a fight is going to happen to put pressure on the guy to take it" act that they've made into a regularity.
I think the only way DC takes the fight is if Jones agrees to VADA.
It's not going to happen. Accept Jones as your champion until he retires, overdoses, or father time catches up to him
Posts like this are literally useless. Keep this shit to yourself.
DC says that a lot, that he would only do it if Jones agrees to VADA, only do it if Jones goes up to HW, hell he said earlier this week he wouldn't give Bones the time of day, but ultimately I think those 2 losses eating at him make him do crazy things. That's his white whale. And is sucks because he doesn't need it. But he probably feels he does.
"I don't know if we signed him...I think we signed him"
WTF? How do you not know if you have Brock Lesnar under contract?
I dunno, Gus just let him do his thing, not that good a test. HW DC and dirty boxing should get it done, but yeah, at LHW Jones has shown he can shut him down.
Let's give it a few weeks for the suspension announcements though.
I think that was true before this week. I think the events of this week probably make him more firm in that stance.
Well I'd be mad as heck too, no one talks ill about the MMA goddess...
If I remember correctly, DC was winning the last fight against Jones until the kick to the head resulting in the crying meme. Then later Jones was caught juicing which stripped him from the belt. DC might have a chance if it's a clean fight.
Juicing for DC is fighting at heavyweight. Cake is his only PED.
Yeah, his whole "We are here when he wants to fight" says everything
I don't know that he was for sure winning (I don't remember the cards), but it was damn sure closer than the first fight.
I don't have the best memory of the fight, but I think it was pretty even before the kick
He was up on the scorecards and landing on Jon quite a lot. So frustrating when he got caught.
It was close as hell before the head kick yeah. I had DC winning but it was crazy competitive
You're right. Football is in that same boat. Look at Tom Brady and J.J. Watt.
it could also make for an serious lawsuit if a fighter on them kills someone in a match.
Nah it was tied on two scorecards and Bones was up 2-0 on the third.
